Jennifer Pignolet
The Michigan Department of Education is lobbying the Legislature to take the state’s science of reading laws two big steps further.
The department sent legislators its annual legislative priorities letter on Jan. 14, advocating for making it harder for districts to avoid teaching the science of reading, a way of teaching reading that aligns with how the brain learns to read.
The state already adopted two laws aimed at pushing districts in that direction, but the Michigan Department of Education, led by new Superintendent Glenn Maleyko, is calling for a stricter mandate.